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Dear Grapevine

July 2021 | The Annual Prison Issue

Dear Grapevine

April 2021 | Fun in Sobriety

Dear Grapevine

March 2021 | Making Amends

All Aboard

February 2021 | Sponsorship
General service is like being in the middle of the boat. And the more he participates, the bigger the boat gets

We Never Give Up

February 2021 | Sponsorship
A man from Nepal reminds him that we don’t have the power to get people sober. We just hope and keep reaching out

Accepting Myself

August 2020 | LGBTQ+
I went to the AA meeting, but I felt out of place. I couldn’t “come out” in prison. I didn’t want people to judge me. I didn’t trust anyone.

Restraint of Face

June 2020 | The Annual Prison Issue
Eye-rolling, sighing, sideways glances and head tilts...sometimes the defects we hold onto aren’t so verbal

I Laughed, He Laughed

May 2020 | Getting Into General Service
He took him to events, got him into service and even helped him take out the “garbage.” That was Delmar’s way

Forgiveness Set Me Free

April 2020 | Home Group
My hatred for this man was festering in my soul. I sat there in court praying that he’d get a life sentence. Then he got up and spoke.

Old-timer? Nah!

March 2020 | Puzzled
Sponsors still sponsor. Some are tough. Some, like me, are soft. Most sponsors are patient. I have had three and I owe them my life.

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